Alameri, M.Vienna, 1979: Slezak.Large octavo, 192 pages (of which 86 pages are photos), drawings of locomotives and rolling stock, locomotive lists. German text. Laminated boards, fine. **Some general history but mainly locomotives. Not a common book.

Price:
£20.00

Narrow Gauge Railways Of Europe.
Ref: S6621
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Allen, P & Whitehouse, P B.1959, Ian Allan.Quarto, 172 pages with numerous photo illustrations and location maps, signed presentation copy from Sir Peter Allen "for Margaret who should have had the dedication," full royal blue calf, marbled end papers to match. A fine copy. **A pioneering work in English, it is too early for most of eastern Europe, but covers the West and Jugoslavia and includes Mediterranean islands. The book is divided into two parts, 'The Grand Tour' - a country by country survey - which is followed by 'The Amateur's Guide' - notes for intending travellers.

The Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad. Rebel of the Rockies.
Ref: S5749
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Athearn, R G.Univ Nebraska Press, 1977: Bison Books.Octavo, 395 pages, photos, maps, card covers, some wear, generally VG. **Academic but highly readable history of the development of a standard and narrow gauge system between Colarado and Utah. This is the second edition, the first having been published in 1962 with the title and subtitle transposed.

Price:
£24.00

European Railway Atlas: Scandinavia And Eastern Europe.
Ref: S6611
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Engine Houses And Turntables On Canadian Railways 1850 - 1950.
Ref: S7324
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Bush, E F.Erin, Ont, 1990 : Boston Mills.Large quarto, 160 pages, illustrated with photos, drawings, plans, list of surviving depots, jacket, fine. **This was compiled for the Canadian Historic Sites and Monuments Board as a guide in determining the historic significance of the remaining examples. It is a thorough and technical study of the structures and layouts of sheds and turntables.

+ Uncommon Carrier. The history of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, 1882-1908.
Ref: S7864
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Cassells, K R.Wellington, 1994 : NZ Railway & Locomotive Soc Inc.Large octavo, 208 pages, map endpapers, other maps in text, photo illustrations, locomotive, rolling stock and structure drawings, stock lists, time table extracts, jacket, near fine. ** "It was quite a railroad, the Manawatu line. The first general manager was a grocer, and the directorate included several merchants, a lawyer or two, a brewer, at least two drapers and a pioneer settler once described as 'the father of Wellington'. " The company ran the trains very successfully, from 1886 to 1908, when the Government purchased the line to form part of the North Island Main Trunk.

Cole, W H.Griffin,1899.Octavo, 339 pages, illustrations on plates and in text, tables, original red cloth, VG. **Very scarce. A detailed examination of the pros and cons of light railways, techniques, legal considerations, practice at home and abroad.

Price:
£120.00

The Grand Crimean Central Railway. The railway that won a war.
Ref: S6052
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Hamilton's Other Railway. The Hamilton & North Western Railway in retrospect.
Ref: S5848
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Cooper, C.Ottawa, 2001: Bytown Railway Society.Quarto, 419 pages, maps, many photo illustrations, motive power details, bibliography, apparently signed by author, jacket, fine. ** A memoir of the Hamilton & North Western Railway, including its Lake Erie Division, the former Hamilton & Lake Erie Railway. A substantial history, not seen before.

The Apricot Mail. A history of the Rogan's Hill Railway.
Ref: S5558
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Irwin, B S.NSW, 2005: published privately.Large quarto, 96 pages, photo illustrations, map, laminated card covers, fine. **Rogan's Hill railway grew out of a tramway, at the behest of local fruit growers. It survived for just nine years, a result of "dogged quest, political naivety and a surprising inability to see signs of change already abroad".

Koch, M.Freiburg, 2004 : Eisenbahn-Kurier.Folio, 244 pages, many photo illustrations, some colour, maps and site plans, laminated boards, much locomotive information, near fine. ** A large quarrying concern near Monchengladbach, extracting foundry sand and possibly other materials, with an extensive narrow gauge system. This is a detailed study of the system and its operation. It was put to military use during 1944-45, and closed in the 1960s.

Price:
£30.00

Golden Rails. One hundred years of operation of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Ref: S5499
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Kratville, W.Kratville Publications, 1965; copy no 259 of an edition of ?1000 copiesFolio, 314 pages, well illustrated, maps, gradient profiles. Gold laminated boards. Original owner's name on title page. A very good copy of a scarce work.

Price:
£90.00

Banhöfe In Österreich. Architektur und Geschichte.
Ref: S6411
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Kubinszky, M.Vienna, 1986: Slezak.Quarto, 272 pages, map, numerous photo illustrations and diagrams, including track plans, German text, laminated boards, fine. **History and architecture of railway stations in Austria; in dedicating the book to his wife the author describes it as his Lebenswerk.